Richard Island
Richard Island is an islet in Luzerne, Pennsylvania. Richard Island is situated nearby to the hamlet Plymouth Junction, as well as near the village Larksville.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Shawnee Cemetery and Holy Redeemer High School.
Shawnee Cemetery
Cemetery
Shawnee Cemetery in Plymouth, Pennsylvania, located on 13.5 acres on a hillside overlooking Wyoming Valley, was established by the Shawnee Cemetery Association, and chartered on September 5, 1873. Shawnee Cemetery is situated 2 miles west of Richard Island.
Holy Redeemer High School
School
Holy Redeemer High School is a high school of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Scranton. It is located in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, United States. It is currently the only Catholic high school in Luzerne County. Holy Redeemer High School is situated 2½ miles east of Richard Island.
Kingston Armory
Building
Photo: Smallbones, CC0.
The Kingston Armory is an historic National Guard armory that is located in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. Kingston Armory is situated 2 miles northeast of Richard Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Larksville and Breslau.
Larksville
Village
Larksville is a borough in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is 2 miles west of Wilkes Barre on the Susquehanna River. The population was 4,216 as of the 2020 census.
Breslau
Hamlet
Breslau is an unincorporated community in Hanover Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, located along the south side of the Susquehanna River. It was given the German name of the Polish city of Wrocław.
Korn Krest
Hamlet
Korn Krest is a village in Hanover Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. It is located in the Wyoming Valley between Wilkes-Barre and Nanticoke on the south side of the Sans Souci Parkway, which is a main thoroughfare connecting the two cities and… Korn Krest is situated 2 miles southwest of Richard Island.
Richard Island
- Type: Islet
- Description: island in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
- Categories: island, locality, and landform
- Location: Luzerne, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.2415° or 41° 14′ 29″ northLongitude
-75.92836° or 75° 55′ 42″ westElevation
518 feet (158 metres)Open location code
87H663RC+HMOpenStreetMap ID
way 43869246OpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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In Other Languages
“Richard Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Richard Island (pulo sa Estados Unidos, Pennsylvania)”
- Cebuano: “Richard Island”
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